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Medical Travel
The Medical Travel community showcases the latest news and innovative trends employers use to learn more about health care providers traveling both internationally and domestically to hospitals or medical experts who specialize in specific medical procedures and the benefits medical travel provides, travel for family and other accommodations.
Articles
The Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Medical Travel
Travel to Centers of Excellence — the Latest Cost-Containment Strategy
The Changing Motivations and Incentives for Medical Travel
IMTJ: Dr Constantine Constantinides from healthCare cybernetics puts forward a contrary view on the future of medical travel. Economic recession does not provide a boost to medical tourism. In fact, we have seen the opposite happen. “Have to” medical travel has run its course. In future, consumers will become medical
Boeing Offers Cardiac Care Specialty Program at Cleveland Clinic
Medical Travel Today: Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, has announced that it now offers approximately 83,000 of its non-union employees and retirees, and their eligible dependents, the opportunity to travel to the Cleveland Clinic for its cardiac
The Top Ten Medical Travel Articles of 2012
The International Medical Travel Journal, the world's leading journal for the medical travel industry, re-caps their 10 most popular articles of last year.
Press Releases
Leading Medical Travel Portal, myMEDholiday.com, Adds Comprehensive Destinations Guide
myMEDholiday.com is a web portal offering a wealth of information pertaining to medical tourism in Asia, and they’ve just added a destinations guide to further assist their clients.
Qliance Expands Direct Primary Care Network with On-site Clinic for Bellevue-based Expedia
Innovative flat-fee model enables employers to offer a new option for affordable, accessible, high-quality medical care
Minverva Journeys Partners with Startup America to Offer Cost-Effective, Quality Medical Travel
Minerva Journeys, providers of world-class medical travel concierge services, assisting individuals and businesses to access cost-effective, high-quality health and dental care, announced today that it has partnered with Startup America Partnership, the national organization dedicated to helping young companies grow in order to spur job
Blog Posts
Keeping Dental Care Costs Low in 2013
Yesterday - Americans love to save money, especially in a tight economy. And everyone loves a good...
This Week on HealthCare Consumerism Radio: Hospital Safety Scores, Patient Health Advisory and More
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Emotion, Personalization and Empowerment: High Touch Messaging in a High Tech World
05/20/2013 - Another great show last Friday as we welcomed two new guests to the program --...
How VEBA/HRAs will work under the Affordable Care Act in 2014 and beyond
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White Papers
Medical Tourism: Consumers in Search of Value
Produced by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. Many patients are traveling great distances to obtain medical care. Whether the destination is an exotic resort halfway around the world or a health care facility several hours away in a neighboring state, U.S. citizens are increasingly
Medical Tourism: Emerging Phenomenon in Health Care Industry
Dramatically rising U.S. health care costs are prompting many consumers to consider outbound medical tourism as a viable care option.
Medical Tourism: Implications for Participants in the US Health Care System
The purpose of this white paper, published in October 2007, is to lay out the issues that US players should begin addressing now and to provide the context in which to evaluate them.
